THEkingdomofTebureimoaincludestwoislands，GreatandLittleMakin；sometwothousandsubjectspayhimtribute，andtwosemi-
independentchieftainsdohimqualifiedhomage。Theimportanceoftheofficeismeasuredbytheman；hemaybeanobody，hemaybeabsolute；andbothextremeshavebeenexemplifiedwithinthememoryofresidents。
OnthedeathofkingTetimararoa，Tebureimoa’sfather，Nakaeia，theeldestson，succeeded。Hewasafellowofhugephysicalstrength，masterful，violent，withacertainbarbaricthriftandsomeintelligenceofmenandbusiness。Aloneinhisislands，itwashewhodealtandprofited；hewastheplanterandthemerchant；andhissubjectstoiledforhisbehoofinservitude。Whentheywroughtlongandwelltheirtaskmasterdeclaredaholiday，andsuppliedandsharedageneraldebauch。Thescaleofhisprovidingwasattimesmagnificent；sixhundreddollars’worthofginandbrandywassetforthatonce；thenarrowlandresoundedwiththenoiseofrevelry：
anditwasacommonthingtoseethesubjectsstaggeringthemselvesparadetheirdrunkensovereignonthefore-hatchofawreckedvessel，kingandcommonshowlingandsingingastheywent。
AtawordfromNakaeia’smouththerevelended；Makinbecameoncemoreanisleofslavesandofteetotalers；andonthemorrowallthepopulationmustbeontheroadsorinthetaro-patchestoilingunderhisbloodshoteye。